One might be careful about comparing simulator accuracy to
Hspice, especially the w-element transmission line model.
It seems there are some issues with simulating frequency
dependent loss effect. With the latest release 99.2 they have
published an app note titled:

> SI Tool Guru:> I believe the below issue has been brought up for debate> sometime ago and I> recall somebody claims that HYPERLYNX is easily to use but the circuit> simulator is not> so accurate. Is this statement still valid and/or if any tool expert(s)> elaborate on this? Your> atttention is much appreciated. How is the circuit simulator of Hyperlynx> compare with the> W-element of Hpsice, SpecctraQuest and ICX and what made the latters more> accurate ( as> claimed by some experts ) than the first one ?>> Regards,> MChan> Compaq Computer Corp.>> -----Original Message-----> From: Jostein Pettersen [mailto:jostein.pettersen@alcatel.no]> Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 1999 9:00 AM> To: si-list@silab.eng.sun.com> Subject: [SI-LIST] : Which signal integrity tool to use>> Hi,>> I'm looking for a signal integrity/EMC tool to use. HyperLynx seems to> be widely used, and a price of about $10k seems reasonable to me.>> However, when I look at f.ex. ViewLogic's XTK, the price is about 10x> that of HyperLynx. If these to tools comply to the rule that you get> what you're paying for, then there is a lot of nice stuff that I cannot> do in HyperLynx that I can in XTK or similar expensive signal integrity> tools.>> Is my suspicion right? When is HyperLynx not enough? Are you guys out> there generally satisfied with HyperLynx?>> Thanks,>> Jostein Pettersen>> ==================================================================> Jostein Pettersen e-mail: jostein.pettersen@alcatel.no> Alcatel Telecom Norway A/S phone: +47 22 63 80 53> Box 310 Okern fax: +47 22 63 81 80> N-0511 OSLO, Norway> ==================================================================>> **** To unsubscribe from si-list: send e-mail to> majordomo@silab.eng.sun.com. In the BODY of message put: UNSUBSCRIBE> si-list, for more help, put HELP. si-list archives are accessible at> http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu/si-list ****>> **** To unsubscribe from si-list: send e-mail to majordomo@silab.eng.sun.com. In the BODY of message put: UNSUBSCRIBE si-list, for more help, put HELP. si-list archives are accessible at http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu/si-list ****

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